Cessna 180 N3306D

Summary

On 15 July 2007 at about 00:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N3306D was involved in an accident near Madison, South Dakota, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 July 2007 at 00:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Madison, South Dakota, United States

Coordinates

44.0161, -97.0861

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N3306D

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Larchwood → Madison

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA216

Nobody was injured.

The tailwheel vibrations during the landing roll that resulted in the tailwheel spring disconnect. Directional control was not possible and the grassy terrain were factors.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its left side during a landing roll. The pilot reported that after touchdown the tail wheel began to shimmy and the airplane began to shake. He reported that he "rode the rudder from side to side" in order to try and stop the shimmy. He reported that the airplane veered to the right near the end of the landing roll. The pilot reported he used the left rudder and brake to stop the turn, but the airplane kept veering. The airplane traveled into the grass where the left main landing gear then collapsed and the airplane came to rest on its left side. The pilot reported the tail springs came unhooked as a result of the tail wheel shimmy.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.